Chapter 19: The Nightmare

Tommy had gotten home late in April. It was the last week of the month. He had come in March to help celebrate Zeke's 6th year old birthday, but was gone once again within 2 days later. Kimberly knew Tommy would be home tonight, but didn't go to the airport with Aisha and Zeke to pick him. She was still mad at him. Tommy assured her he would be back soon than the last 2 weeks of her pregnancy. Plus, he missed the baby shower party Aisha threw a few days ago. Though men usually aren't present at that type of party, Kimberly had wanted Tommy there particularly, but Tommy was unable to do so. He had begged Dr. Mercer to allow him to leave early, but the program would not be done by early April. There was those 2 weeks of final research and presentations to do, which would back Tommy to the late April to be done with his graduate study program. Dr. Mercer felt Tommy and the teams should finish up the program the right way, then they can go and enjoy the entire summer. Tommy was requested by Dr. Mercer to lead the next graduate program starting in the Fall. That would mean another year of a paleontology dig, but this time in Africa, much farther away than Australia. Tommy knew he would have a tough time getting Kimberly to agree with that. She was not happy he was gone so much during her pregnancy, once the baby was born, Kimberly would not take him leaving like he has with a newborn.

Kimberly's mother was working on the final outline to the baby blanket with Kim's help of course. Since the couple refused to find out the sex of the baby, Mrs. Dumas had made everything white.

"Mom, I am pretty sure we have enough booties." Kimberly lifted another pair of socks.

"You can never have too many booties. I just wish you would find out the baby's sex, so I can do a pink or blue." Kimberly though had a feeling the baby was a boy and secretly told Aisha to make sure the women were hinted for the party to be tilted more toward the blue and boy things. Kimberly smiled and went back upstairs. She sensed Tommy was close.

"Daddy's home!" Zeke yelled when Aisha opened the door about 10 minutes later. Mrs. Dumas got up and immediately hugged her son-in-law.

"How are you?"

"Somewhat tired, where's Kim?"

"She's somewhat tired too. She went upstairs to rest."

"Okay." Tommy put his things down and went upstairs. Tommy knocked on the door.

"Come in!" Kimberly yelled. Tommy poked his head through the door after holding up his white jacket.

"Holding the white flag up…well, jacket in this case." Kimberly rolled her eyes. Tommy came into the room. He went over to his wife, wrapping his arms around her waist as he kissed her cheek. "How are you feeling?"

"Fine."

"Really?" Tommy had his hands on her engorged belly, feeling their baby within.

"Yup, pretty fine." Kimberly had the room in a messed. Dresser drawers were all open, clothes hanging out. The path from the closet to the bed filled with an array of shoes and clothing items. She had cleaned out her closet, filling the bed with mountains of clothes and shoes she wanted while discarding the others on the floor around her.

"What is this?" Tommy asked looking at his destroyed master bedroom.

"Just re-organizing."

"At 9 o'clock in the evening?"

"Well, seeing how I am forbidden to do anything else on my own…"

"Kimberly…" Tommy had to hear it from Kimberly, when he agreed with her mother about not driving around in the final weeks of her pregnancy, especially alone. Kimberly hated her independence was taken from her.

"Don't…"

"Fine." Tommy let her go. "But wherever will we sleep?"

"I'll be done soon." Kimberly pulled away walking to the walk-in closet. "Oh, and I made a list of the things you had better get done in the next few days." Tommy sighed. He knew when Kimberly was being pregnant moody. He knew when she was pissed off at him. He knew when she was just being overly emotional because of the hormones. Tonight was just like any other time he came home. He was in the doghouse. The baby was not due for 9 more days. And Kimberly had given Tommy tons to do before the baby is born. Tommy looked over the list and groaned. He had returned to a very unhappy and very pissed off Kimberly.

While Kimberly cleaned out her closet for whatever reason, Tommy ran down the baby needs checklist. Kimberly had made Baby Oliver 2 book. She had the same book created when she was pregnant with Zeke. She made this baby checklist and outlined everything she got from the baby shower party given to her and gifts she received for the baby. Tommy felt he needed to have the traveling items set first. Making sure the baby car seat was in place, the hospital bag for Kimberly was already packed and for the baby to come home. Tommy would tackle the nursery items from the crib, dresser, changing table, and rocking chair all day tomorrow, knowing he had better get everything set in 2 days or Kimberly will be much more madder than she already is.

Aisha came into the kitchen and found Tommy looking down a long list with a long face as he hugged a bottle of beer. Tommy had just put Zeke to bed and since Kimberly was still working on redoing her closet, he gave her the peace she needed. .

"What's that?"

"Kimberly. The list." Aisha picked up the piece of paper as Tommy drank more beer.

"Wow, she is not playing."

"Yeah, I didn't think we had so much to do before the baby gets here."

"Well, it shouldn't take that long this time around."

"What do you mean?"

"Well, I talked to Tim a lot about Kimberly while she was pregnant with Zeke. He told me so many stories about how moody, and grumps and basically witchy with another consonant in the place of the 'w'."

"Oh."

"Yeah and how she was so upset with the last minute baby preparations, not thinking she had enough time, but in the end, everything worked out. She's going to have your baby Tommy, everything is about to get a bit more crazy around here. You just gotta learn to let things slide, always agree and above all, keep your mouth shut." Tommy smiled.

"I guess so."

"I mean, how else do you think I survived here?" Tommy looked at Aisha. They both laughed. "Trust me, once you both see that beautiful baby boy or girl, everything will be back to being so great." Tommy nodded, as Aisha patted his back. She got a bottle of water and went on to bed. Tommy just sat there looking over the list again.

"Back to great."

Next Day

Tommy brought in lunch for Kimberly, but Kimberly didn't feel like moving or eating again after picking at her breakfast. She was just lying on her side, feeling cramps and very hot though the bedroom was very cool with the air condition on high. Tommy carried the tray in.

"Time for lunch, Beautiful."

"I am not hungry," Kimberly groaned, fixing the pillow between her legs.

"Just eat a little Kim."

"I said no. I don't want that."

"For the baby, please… you gotta eat healthy."

"I am trying to get some sleep okay! Can you just do the crib today?"

"Zeke and I will work on it…"

"No! Do the crib now Tommy!"

"Fine." Tommy set down the tray. Tommy left a nice cup of cranberry hot tea right above Kim's head. She looked at the cup and briefly at Tommy before he left the room.

Tommy had worked all morning on fixing the traveling items, the baby car seat and bags into the car securely; making sure nothing could be left behind in the rush. Tommy had the video camera and digital camera set, the video camera had a blank tape for delivery, and the digital camera was emptied so that many, many photos could be taken the entire time. Tommy had wanted to tackle those on the lists before the baby stuff, knowing they might take a while.

Tommy went through all the baby presents from Kim's baby shower that he missed a few weeks ago. He organized everything, from the hundreds of set of clothes from hats to onesies, booties, bath time items, burp clothes, pampers, etc. Even though the baby didn't particular have a nursery room to itself. Kimberly didn't feel comfortable having the nursery downstairs, so Tommy ended up turning the bedroom into a part nursery for the baby. As Tommy worked on the crib, Kimberly went downstairs to clean. She had the urge to clean more often these days, just like when she was pregnant going into the final week with Zeke. Kimberly was cleaning around the phone in the kitchen, when she knocked it off.

"Shit." Kimberly bent down to pick it up, but stops when she hears Tim's voice.

"Maybe we can go to South Beach tomorrow. I have a buddy who had a beach house, we could spend the weekend together…"

"I don't know Tim, as great as that sounds… I just don't know if I could leave Kim right now. I mean, the baby should be born soon; we can't be going off tomorrow. She's going to need all the help she can get." Tim had flown in from New York to be around when the new baby comes. He had some deals and offers in LA, which allowed such a long stay until his baby sister gives birth to his nephew or niece.

"Tommy is here for that."

"I know, but she need me too…"

"Come on Sha, I missed you, I need to be with you. It's been too long. Besides, the new Mommy and Daddy will want some alone time for a few days until new baby Oliver 2 comes. My mother, Tommy's parents will be there to help them while you take a little break."

"I'll think about it."

"Don't think about it baby, say you'll come with me tomorrow."

"When are we going to tell your sister about us?"

"As soon as the new baby drama settles down."

"You promise?"

"You promise to come stay with me?"

"Okay."

"Great!" Kimberly hung up the phone in disbelief. She couldn't believe her best friend had been lying to her face. Kimberly knew some thing was odd with Aisha's behave lately. Slipping off without so much as a phone call or good enough stories to where she was. Kimberly just thought she was preparing for the baby much like herself.

Tommy came into the kitchen with Zeke for something to snack after all the work they had been doing on baby stuff.

"Whew, that crib is a mess, but it's done finally! I am starving…"

"Why don't you go out and get something to eat," Kimberly said.

"There is plenty in here, we got burgers…"

"There is nothing to eat."

"Kimberly, there is plenty. I was going to fire up the grill outside and…"

"I don't want the grill on."

"Why not?"

"Because I just cleaned outside and I don't want any fucking burgers!"

"Okay. Okay, Beautiful…"

"Just go."

"Okay. Come on buddy, let's go." Zeke looked up at his mother.

"Mommy, what's wrong?"

"Nothing baby, please…go." Kimberly patted the top of her son's head as he stood beside her.

"Can we bring you back anything?" Tommy asked.

"Ice cream, we're low."

"Okay." Tommy kissed Kim's cheek after he walked over to her. "I love you." Kimberly looked at Tommy. Kimberly touched his arm.

"Sherbet ice cream, a jar of caramel and those herb Wheat Thins."

"Okay."

"Chicken sticks, lots of hot sauce and tartar sauce."

"Tartar sauce?"

"Yeah."

"Okay." Tommy kissed her softly on the lips again. Tommy and Zeke left.

Aisha came downstairs after finishing on the phone with Tim. She was happy, almost giddy to be able to get away from the house and take a breather from all the baby business in the household. It was work or Kim and the baby on her mind these days. And dating Tim was the only entertaining non-baby, non-work time these past few months. She really had been doing nothing else and this little vacation with Tim might be just what she needed.

"Hey girl!"

"Hey."

"Where's Tommy and Zeke?"

"Lunch."

"Oh, they went out?"

"I sent them out."

"Baby cravings again?" Aisha asked getting some juice.

"No, I just didn't want Tommy using the grill."

"He does tend to make a mess." Kimberly pulled off her pink cleaning gloves. Aisha looked at Kimberly.

"What?" Kimberly shook her head. "What?" Aisha asked again with a smile.

"How could you?"

"How could I what?"

"I know Aisha. I know about you and Tim." Aisha's eyes went a bit wide.

Aisha stood there shocked staring at Kimberly. Aisha could tell Kimberly was not happy.

"Wha… what are you talking about?"

"Aisha, please. Don't lie to me, not any more."

"Okay, I'm sorry. Yes, Tim and I are somewhat dating."

"How long?"

"Just a few months now."

'"How long?" Kimberly asked sternly.

"I told you."

"So what is it?"

"Pretty much, we're dating, long distance dating."

"Must be hard."

"It is, but Tim makes up for it when he comes." Kimberly shook her head. "Look, we were going to tell you when you got back from your honeymoon, but with the pregnancy and Tommy's absent, I didn't want to add on more."

"You think me not knowing would add on more what?"

"Just… be too much to handle. I mean, you are so particular about Tim and who he dates, I didn't want to add on the already filled drama in this house."

"So, you lie to me for months and months, tell me nothing was going on when it was?" Kimberly asked.

"I know, I'm sorry."

"Why would lie to me?"

"I just didn't think you would approve."

"Why would I approve?"

"Because like I said, you, you always joke about Tim's girlfriends and how pitiful they are, trying to be with him, get him to commit and stuff," Aisha said.

"I have every right to because it's the truth!"

"Well, that was then, not now. Tim in the past, it was always a question how any girl could ever fall for him. But he has changed."

"Tim doesn't change. Trust me. So, what, you two are having sex?"

"What business it is of you what Tim and I do in private?"

"You are like a sister to me! And I don't want you to get hurt! You don't know my brother like I do."

"I have gotten to know Tim pretty well over these past many months."

"You have what, talked on the phone…"

"Like every day. But like I said, I don't see how that is your business."

"Of course it's my business! You know Tim. You know the stories I told you about him!"

"He's not like that. He has changed Kim!"

"Right, and when he comes to visit you two go off…"

"For hours, yes, to ourselves and it's great. "

"How's that doing you? Visits here and there?"

"I don't know, how does it do for you and Tommy?"

"At least he's my husband," Kimberly fired back. Aisha took that to heart.

"Wow, Tim was right. In the last weeks, you are such a bitch pregnant." Kimberly let out a laugh.

"I may be a pregnant bitch, but at least I know better than to hook up with a guy, you know will never love you."

"How dare you! You don't know a thing about Tim and I!"

"I know he won't ever leave New York. And Tim hasn't change. Because I know he's always dating more than one girl." Tears filled in Aisha's eyes.

"You know nothing."

"You've been dating, what, 6, 7 months now, yet has he said a thing about moving here or you moving to New York? Of course not. It's not in Tim. He lives in New York, he loves New York, doesn't that tell you something! You are just his fling, Aisha. Someone to hang with him, someone to have fun while he comes here. But he will never settle down."

"You don't know that!"

"Of course I do! I have lived with him! I have seen the women Tim attracts and is attracted to! And Sha, you're not even close."

"Exactly what does that mean?"

"You know what I mean. You are too good for him, you deserve better!"

"Tim is better!"

Tommy and Zeke come back after going all over the city for what Kimberly wanted and lunch to hear the very loud shouting from the two women. Aisha and Kimberly were arguing very loudly over Tim and Aisha's secret relationship.

"How dare you try to control my life! You are not my mother!"

"I should be! Gosh, how could you be so foolish to hook up with Tim! He's not good enough for Sha!"

"Is that the real truth or am I not good enough for you brother?"

"You know that's not that case!"

"Of course it is! No woman is good enough for Tim, you said it yourself!"

"Because he can't commit!

"Maybe he can with me!"

"You're fooling yourself if you believe that!" Tommy came into the house, telling Zeke to wait outside.

"I don't care what you say!"

"Obviously! You would rather be hurt! Which Tim will do to you!"

"He hasn't!"

"So far!"

"What the hell is going on here! I can hear you two from the garage!"

"Ask your wife?!" Aisha said.

"I don't want to dating Tim anymore."

"Or else what?"

"Or else… you're out of the house."

"What?"

"You heard me. Get out of my house."

"Fine by me. Not like you could handle things without me!"

"And what's that supposed to me?!"

"You would be a mess without me!"

"Actually, I know my life would be so far from a mess with you out of here!"

"Fine, I'm tired of living here with you anyways."

"Good, then leave."

"Fine. I'll be out by tomorrow."

"Tonight." Aisha looked at Kimberly. Aisha smiled, while shaking her head.

"Goodbye."

"Aisha, wait!"

"Tommy, stay out of this!" Kimberly yelled.

"Your wife is right. It's time I left tonight." Aisha stormed upstairs. Tommy looked at Kimberly.

"What the hell is going on?" Aisha slammed her bedroom door closed. Kimberly just shook her head and climbed the stairs. Shortly after she went upstairs, the master bedroom door was slammed as well. Zeke was standing in the doorway the house. He had heard Aisha said she was leaving.

Tommy knocked on Aisha's door. He knew he wouldn't get anything from Kimberly so soon. When she was mad, especially these days, just best to leave her alone until some of that anger has fueled down. Aisha was another story. She is very vocal, especially when she is angry.

"I'm busy!" Tommy came into the room. Aisha was already packing her suitcase. Aisha immediately called Tim and told him to pick her up right away and bring some boxes, she had to get out of the house tonight. Tim didn't know what was going on, but told Aisha he would be there as fast as he could.

"Aisha, don't do this."

"No, she wants me out, I'll be gone."

"You know she doesn't want that. She's just pregnant and…"

"Don't Tommy. It's time I go. I have stayed with you guys long enough. You guys are a family and…"

"You are apart of this family too. Aisha, you shouldn't leave after just one fight…"

"You two are having another baby, you don't need me living here."

"Kimberly needs you, you know that."

"Well, I need my own place. I have stayed long enough. We have a nice business going… I don't need to save any more money now. It was great living here, but all good things must eventually come to an end."

"Aisha, just…"

"Tommy, it's just time. It's okay though, this fight is not the reason I am going. I have been thinking about this for a while now."

Aisha spent rest of that day in her room packing with Tim alone. Tommy was in the bedroom with Kimberly. She was eating.

"Maybe you should go apologize and…"

"Why should I?"

"Because she's your sister."

"And she always will be, but if she wants to go. She can go."

"She is going because she's mad."

"She's mad? I am the only one allowed to be mad here! She lied to me about Tim. She has been lying to me about Tim, for months! I don't know if I can ever look at her the same way. I don't know if I can trust her the same, I mean, what type of person lies to your face."

"You lied to me for years. I forgave you."

"This is different. I didn't lie to your face over and over. I lied once."

"Which was enough."

"Whose side are you on?"

"And why must I chose?"

"I am your wife, you had better choose my side."

"Fine. You're right, she shouldn't have lied, but it's not like their relationship is that horrible."

"No, it's worst. He's is going to break her heart."

"Gee sis, thanks for the vote of confidence." Tim was standing in the doorway.

"Don't act innocent, I know you Tim. You don't date one girl, you have your women, remember."

"I had. With Aisha, it's different."

"Oh, like it was in November, or in the spring, April I think too?" Tim looked at Kimberly. She had called and found a woman answering Tim's phone a morning in November. "Don't think I don't know about Miss One-Night Stand Lauren, or was it Melissa, or Sara. I can't keep them straight. Just because I left the City Tim, doesn't mean I don't know things. Why don't you tell Aisha about her?"

"You don't know shit."

"Okay, why don't we tell Aisha about them?"

"And if you dare say a word…"

"Exactly my point." Tim walked away.

Kimberly came out the bedroom just as Aisha was packing up some clothes into a box. Aisha and Kimberly exchanged a long stare. Tim came back from the car. Kimberly just walked on downstairs. Tim walked back into the bedroom.

"I know my sister can be a handful, and all you have to do is say you're sorry and things will go back to normal."

"Things will never be normal any more."

"Okay, but are you sure you want to do this?" Tim asked as Aisha closed up another box.

"Tim… I am not leaving because of the fight."

"Yeah right." Tim lifted the heavy box.

"Okay, that's one part, a small part. I need my own space. I love living with my girl and I love that little boy as if he was my own, but they are a family, and are about to have another baby. They need that time to themselves. They don't need me here every single day. I can still be here and not be living here."

"You just are tired of making love with me in a hotel room."

"Well, that too." Tim wrapped his arms around Aisha.

"You know I'm not moving to LA for a while."

"I know."

"You are okay with that, right?"

"I have been okay with it, and I still am. I understand you have so much going in New York. But eventually…"

"I know." Tim kissed her cheek.

Tommy and Kimberly got into another fight. Tommy knew the fight was more about Kimberly being upset that Aisha was moving out so quickly.

"You know all you have to do is say you're sorry."

"Why should I apologize?"

"Because you don't want her to go." Kimberly looked at Tommy. She sighed and went upstairs.

Aisha was just about finish with her room, when Kimberly knocked. Aisha looked up.

"Hey."

"Hey," Aisha repeated putting away some candles. They both went quiet.

"Look…" Both girls said. "You go."

"No, you go," Aisha said again.

"Okay. Aisha, you don't have to leave."

"I know."

"Then why are you?"

"Because it's time Kim. It's been a year. This was only supposed to be temporarily until I found the job I wanted. I did, and we have a great business with the store going on. I can leave."

"I don't want you to go."

"Yeah you do."

"I don't!"

"You need me to."

"No, I need you here."

"Trust me, you don't. It's not I'm leaving the country! I'll be a call away!" Kimberly and Aisha fight once again. Tommy came to help out, knowing it was both the women's anxiety over leaving one another.

"Could it be that you two are fighting because both of you are too proud to say you're sorry, so you would rather be angry at each other, then forgave and be happy?"

"No!" Both girls yelled.

"I want you to stay!"

"Well, I am not staying!"

"Why not?" They yell and yell, before coming together hugging and crying. Tommy smiled with Tim.

"Let's leave them," Tommy said leaving the girls.

"Why are they crying Daddy if they are so mad?"

"It's a woman thing."

"I'll never understand the woman thing, huh?"

"Buddy, I don't think anyone can."

Kimberly and Aisha sat on the bed together. Aisha was wiping Kim's face, as Kimberly fixed Aisha's hair, that she messed up while hugging her tight.

"Look, nothing will change. I'll just be a phone call away, not down the hallway."

"But, you don't have to go so soon," Kimberly said. "Why not stay a night, a week, a month even… I didn't mean to yell at you."

"Oh Kim. I didn't mean to yell too. And as much as it hurts now, I know, it's for the best," Aisha said. "Besides, a baby needs a nursery room."

"But the baby needs an auntie more."

"I'll be a phone call away I promise. No matter where I am, I'll be here for you whenever you need me."

Kimberly and Tommy went to their bedroom after saying goodbye to Aisha. They had helped put the rest of her room into Tim's rental car and off to Kim's spacious motel room. Tim was still a bit short with Kimberly, still upset about his sister's threat, though knowing he was wrong to be upset, he was the one that made the mistake that Aisha can't know. But Aisha had forgiven everything and left on a happy note. Aisha even told Kim she would be back in the morning though. She wanted to help them create the new nursery. Kimberly laughed at that. Zeke was very sad to have his Auntie Aisha leaving the house, but Aisha assured her favorite little boy not to worry. She would still save him from his mother and father anytime he needed it. Zeke was happy about that.

"What's wrong?" Tommy asked. They had just finished a late night dinner.

"Nothing."

"She just moved out the house, not our lives."

"I know that," Kimberly said pulling off her robe. Tommy took it and hung it up. Kimberly pulled the covers back and got into the bed.

"You sure?"

"Of course," Kimberly said with a big smile. But Tommy knew better. That wasn't a true Kimberly smile. Kimberly covered herself with the blanket, as Tommy followed after putting away their robes in the closet.

"Then what's wrong?"

"Nothing. Goodnight." Kimberly quickly kissed his cheek and turned on her other side facing away from Tommy. Tommy found that very un-Kimberly like. She always let him hold her, facing him, so they could share sweet kisses in the darkness.

"Okay…, goodnight." Tommy clicked off the lights. He snuggled behind Kimberly, placing his hand on the side of her stomach.

Tommy's eyes jerked awake to Kim's scream. She had wakened Tommy from his deep slumber on his stomach. She was sitting up breathing hard on the verge of crying.

"Beautiful… what's wrong?" She turned her head to him with tears in her eyes as she tried to catch her breath. "Beautiful, you're shaking, baby what's wrong?" Tommy quickly rubbed her back and arms to try and calm Kimberly. Kimberly turned to Tommy and hugged him tightly. After all the fighting for the past week, completely forgotten. Tommy held his shaking wife. Kimberly just held on to Tommy. She gripped at Tommy's back, wanting desperately to believe he was never leaving her side much like her nightmare wanted her to believe. After a while, Kimberly's breathing was back to normal. She wasn't crying anymore. Zeke had come to see what his mother was screaming about. Tommy quickly reassured Zeke that Kimberly was fine to just go back to bed. Zeke hesitated, but did so.

"What did you dream about?" Tommy asked holding Kimberly again.

"That wasn't a dream." Kimberly wiped her eyes.

"What was it? A nightmare then?"

"The nightmare! The worst nightmare any pregnant woman can ever have, losing everyone around her…losing the baby…" Kimberly started crying again. "I lost the baby Tommy." Tommy hugged Kimberly tight. "I lost the baby."

"Shhh…it's going to be okay. It was just a stupid nightmare." Kimberly just hugged Tommy, crying against his shoulder. "You didn't lose the baby. The baby is still here, still in you, waiting to be born."

"I don't know. What if this nightmare…"

"No, don't you dare think that. It was just a stupid dream! It doesn't mean anything, so don't you think on it."

"I have to! First I lose Aisha, now this dream… it's like something is telling me I did something wrong."

"You haven't."

"You don't know that! What woman do you know is this miserable during her pregnancy?"

"You are not miserable."

"No? I drove my best friend to moving out. This was supposed to be the happiest time of my life, I'm carrying life and yet, I'm making everyone around me miserable."

"Aisha didn't leave because of you or that silly fight."

"Tim is mad at me because of what I said to Aisha…"

"It was just a silly fight, and you two will make up. You are brother and sister, trust me, he'll forgive you."

"Will we? He feels betrayed. He won't even talk to me."

"Tim will get over it."

"Oh like you did. I mean, you didn't even come a lot because I was horrible."

"Kim…"

"I was miserable to everyone and what if that comes back on me…"

"It won't."

"I haven't had one pre-contraction! I'm supposed to be due in a few days, and yet nothing. I had so many pre-labor contractions with Zeke, but with this baby, nothing! It doesn't look like this baby is coming any time soon. Maybe it knows how horrible a mother I am."

"Horrible mother? You have been the best mother to Zeke and you will be the same for this little one."

"How... how could I have such a nightmare saying the opposite?"

"Because sometimes when we feel sad and mad about something, our dreams can sometimes live out those fears, those emotions that linger on our minds. But it doesn't mean anything will happen. And I promise to make sure of that."

"How?"

"By being here, holding you… never letting you doubt or believe to those fears. Now, let's get some sleep."

"Okay." Tommy kissed Kim's forehead. They laid down after a few kisses.

Tommy was sent on a late night burrito run after he had calmed Kimberly down enough for her to be able to let him go. Tommy opened the bedroom door and found Zeke sitting by the door with his pillow.

"Hey buddy, go on in, keep your mother company. I'll be back."

"Is Mommy okay?"

"I think so."

"Where are you going?"

"Tacos."

"Can I have one too?" Zeke asked.

"Didn't you eat enough earlier?" Tommy smiled. He patted Zeke's head. "I'll bring you something back. Now go get in bed." Zeke smiled and rushed into the bedroom.

While Tommy was gone, Zeke kept Kimberly comfortable. He covered his mother up nicely, patting her hair back with a brush.

"Are you okay now Mommy?"

"Much better."

"Did you have a bad dream?" Zeke asked.

"Yeah baby. Really bad, but it's okay now thanks to you." Zeke smiled and brushed more of his mother's hair. Tommy came back with Taco Bell, so happy they stayed open really late. The Oliver clan had burritos and tacos and slushy drinks at 2:30 in the morning.

AN: Thanks everyone! You guys and gals are REALLY awesome with all the love and support! I will try to get on the ball much quicker, for my birthday I got the 'Twilight Series' books, so my life has been nothing but Edward and Bella until I finish all 4 novels. It's such great reading, though I am surprised, I finished Harry Potter: Deathly Hallows in one day, yet these books are taking sooo long, but I love it nonetheless. Next installment: The Baby, the birth of a child is such a wonderful time, especially when it's your water breaking after a Dumbo ride in DisneyLand. Fun times ahead!

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